IPA Based Curriculum Design for Chinese Mandarin Language Assessment
Course Description
Integrated performance-based assessments are a key component of any proficiency-based program. This course will give an overview of various assessments, provide a step-by-step process to design a Mandarin curriculum based on integrated performance assessments, and share resources including rubrics, templates, authentic resources, and sample assessments to empower attendees to develop their own curriculum. Conducted in Mandarin Chinese.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will have the opportunity to:
Assess the abilities of students in all three modes of communication more effectively using real-world tasks.
Help students make progress toward the Intermediate or Advanced proficiency levels as defined in the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
Plan and implement one or more new strategies to increase students’ language production in all three communication modes.
Assess the interpretive mode via culturally authentic resources and reflect on how to make them relevant for different students.
Identify the characteristics of effective performance tasks, and the use of rubrics for providing feedback that will improve student performance.
Implement “teaching grammar in context” in your curriculum.
Use backward design to create or adjust to a Standards-Based Integrated Performance Assessment Unit
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Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
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About the Instructor
Chang Liu, Instructor. Read more about Chang here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
Integrated performance-based assessments are a key component of any proficiency-based program. This course will give an overview of various assessments, provide a step-by-step process to design a Mandarin curriculum based on integrated performance assessments, and share resources including rubrics, templates, authentic resources, and sample assessments to empower attendees to develop their own curriculum. Conducted in Mandarin Chinese.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will have the opportunity to:
Assess the abilities of students in all three modes of communication more effectively using real-world tasks.
Help students make progress toward the Intermediate or Advanced proficiency levels as defined in the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
Plan and implement one or more new strategies to increase students’ language production in all three communication modes.
Assess the interpretive mode via culturally authentic resources and reflect on how to make them relevant for different students.
Identify the characteristics of effective performance tasks, and the use of rubrics for providing feedback that will improve student performance.
Implement “teaching grammar in context” in your curriculum.
Use backward design to create or adjust to a Standards-Based Integrated Performance Assessment Unit
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
Be the first to share your feedback!
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Text
About the Instructor
Chang Liu, Instructor. Read more about Chang here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Course Description
Integrated performance-based assessments are a key component of any proficiency-based program. This course will give an overview of various assessments, provide a step-by-step process to design a Mandarin curriculum based on integrated performance assessments, and share resources including rubrics, templates, authentic resources, and sample assessments to empower attendees to develop their own curriculum. Conducted in Mandarin Chinese.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will have the opportunity to:
Assess the abilities of students in all three modes of communication more effectively using real-world tasks.
Help students make progress toward the Intermediate or Advanced proficiency levels as defined in the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
Plan and implement one or more new strategies to increase students’ language production in all three communication modes.
Assess the interpretive mode via culturally authentic resources and reflect on how to make them relevant for different students.
Identify the characteristics of effective performance tasks, and the use of rubrics for providing feedback that will improve student performance.
Implement “teaching grammar in context” in your curriculum.
Use backward design to create or adjust to a Standards-Based Integrated Performance Assessment Unit
What Participants Are Saying About This Course
Be the first to share your feedback!
Course Delivery
Instructor-Facilitated
Online asynchronous (no live sessions) coursework
Weekly learning modules to complete at your own pace
Collaborative discussion boards
Instructor feedback
Optional office hours with the instructor for additional support
Students in an instructor-facilitated course must adhere to the session start and end dates listed on the website. Final coursework must be submitted within one week after the course end date. Course extensions beyond one week are subject to a $50 fee.
Course Access Information
Your Idioma Schoology course invitation will be emailed one week prior to the start of an instructor-facilitated 6-week course. You may access the Idioma Schoology login from the Login > Idioma Schoology Login dropdown menu at www.idiomaconsulting.com.
Required Text
About the Instructor
Chang Liu, Instructor. Read more about Chang here.
Click here to request a syllabus.
Credit Options
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45 Professional Development/Clock Hours: $590
Idioma Professional Development Certificate (accepted by most states)
Approved Illinois CPDU Certificate through partnership with CEII
Approved Massachusetts PDP Certificate
Approved New York CTLE Certificate
Approved Pennsylvania ACT48 Certificate
Approved Texas CPE Certificate
3 Graduate-Level Credits
PWLC 9189: University of the Pacific: $925
CLDE 591 CHIN 503: Colorado State University Pueblo: $950
PDLL 565ID Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU): $1005
EDU 6130 Ashland University: $1050 (register and pay the university directly)
